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The 2010 Triple Crown season has produced a couple of worthy winners with good stories behind them, but it also left us without a Triple Crown winner for yet another year. Not only that, but for the second straight year we will also have a different winner in all three of the classics. And with Dublin now out, we won't even a have a single ...

The tossing and turning began at about 11:30 Saturday night, shortly after I slipped into bed. The cold sweats started not long after that, and I was awoken by the first nightmare at about 3 a.m. A second nightmare followed at about 7 a.m., just as my 2-year-old son was waking up. For some of the sleepless night I thought about I would have done ...

As I spelled out in a blog earlier this week, I think Super Saver will have a tough task winning the Preakness, but I also think the Derby winner will run well and would be surprised if he didn't hit the board. I just believe he is worth trying to beat. I would be surprised if Super Saver wasn't on or very close to the lead this time, ...

As of Monday afternoon, it looks as though there is going to be a full field of 14 for the Preakness. Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver will have no easy task if he is going to take the second leg of the Triple Crown--for many reasons. The son of Maria's Mon will not have the advantage of having a win--or a race--over the Pimlico oval, as he did ...

Let me preface the following opinion by saying this: I am ready for the criticism. I have braced myself for the backlash. I have found a safe place to duck for cover. OK, now I am ready. Here goes... Are the connections of Zenyatta really serious about racing her in the Vanity Handicap on June 13? Are they kidding? On April 26, DRF reported that ...

From outwardly appearances, Todd Pletcher and Calvin Borel could not be more different. Pletcher is Mr. Smooth in every way--hair always neatly in place, dressed perfectly in finely-tailored suits, a master communicator, and a million dollar smile. He is the personification of class. Borel is as blue-collar as they come. A country boy ...

Instead of going into analysis on each horse, I'll keep it succinct and focus only on horses I like best. The main focus of all my bets will be on Lookin At Lucky and Noble's Promise. I have not been wowed by any 3-year-old this season and with Eskendereya out, I don't think any of the current Derby starters have passed the pair, who were the ...

Just a few short days ago it was a nice, tidy Derby picture. We had the Todd Squad, led by the big, bad morning-line favorite Eskendereya. Baffert was playing the role of underdog. There were the customary ''bubble'' horses whose connections were doing their annual complaining about the graded earnings system. And there was no mention of a filly. ...

Picking a Kentucky Derby horse can sometimes be as much about tossing others as it is selecting the winner. In large part, handicapping is a process of elimination, especially in a field of 20 horses. Along those lines, I would like to know which 10 horses you will safely rule out for the win. That is not to say any of those 10 won't hit the ...

Let's get this out of the way first: Todd Pletcher needs to win the Kentucky Derby to get the monkey off his back, to put his demons to rest, to silence his critics. Pick whichever cliché you'd like, Pletcher has to get the roses this time or he will continue to be labeled as the best trainer in the country who can't get it done on the biggest ...